{"id":44859,"date":"2025-12-03T15:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/hypochlorous-acid\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:00:31","slug":"hypochlorous-acid","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/hypochlorous-acid\/","title":{"rendered":"HYPOCHLOROUS ACID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>ASSETS<\/p>\n<p>Acid<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Hypochlorous acid is primarily used for its antimicrobial properties. It is effective at killing bacteria, viruses, and fungi, making it useful in products designed to cleanse and soothe the skin, particularly for blemish-prone or sensitive skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe when used in appropriate concentrations. However, it is essential to follow the manufacturer's recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is synthetic and therefore suitable for vegan formulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Good to know: Hypochlorous acid is similar to the acid naturally produced by white blood cells in the human body, which explains its antimicrobial effectiveness. In the concentrations used in cosmetics, it is generally well tolerated, but it is always advisable to do a patch test if you have particularly sensitive skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: It is frequently found in facial mists and sprays, cleansing products for problem skin, and certain soothing formulations for sensitive skin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>comedogenic index:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false},"class_list":["post-44859","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/44859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}